Employer Strategies

U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest level since 1973, consistent with a steady job market, Labor Department figures showed Thursday.

A federal judge rejected a bid to temporarily block the White House from ending so-called cost-sharing reduction payments to health insurers under the Affordable Care Act.

Most employees learn about the product on their own or from family members and many know little about it, Lincoln Financial finds.

The tech giant is giving new mothers and fathers more time off, as well as helping with adoption and surrogacy costs.

New technologies, analytics and enhanced communications are helping plan sponsors do a better job of reaching participants to overcome various savings hurdles.

BetterUp, Shiftgig and TINYpulse are some of the hot tech innovators that are shaking up the industry.

Using mobile technology from Castlight Health, the insurer will gather data and deliver it to more than one million clients’ employees next year.

Bersin by Deloitte’s Christa Degnan Manning says mastering change management is critical for today’s human resource execs.

The leader of the advisory firm’s HR Transformation consulting practice shares insights on how well human resource departments are implementing the latest technologies.

The updates aim to help HR professionals better comply with employment regulations and more easily track employees’ work schedules.